AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
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Body and procedures for drafting a new constitution |
Proposal of the African National Congress to CODESA Working Group 2 on a body and procedures for drafting a new constitution. Suggests ways in which a democratic, all-inclusive Constitution-making body would be formed. |
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The strategic debate in the ANC |
Paper by Z Pallo Jordan regarding African National Congress strategy. Regarding talks and negotiations. |
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Unban the African National Congress mass meeting |
The United Democratic Front (UDF) successfully applied for a court order last night to go ahead with meetings to launch the "Unban the African National Congress" campaign. |
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Fund-raising: a revolutionary perspective |
Working Paper by Godfrey Motsepe prepared for the African Ntional Congress National Fund Raising Workshop held in March 1986 at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in Tanzania. Examines the nature and scope of fundraising and suggests types of fundraising initiatives. |
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Models of work with cadres within the National Liberation Movement |
Paper by Sherry Mclean, presented at the ANC Seminar on Social Welfare, in Lusaka, Zambia, July 1988. Suggests ways in which social problems can be overcome, such as community work, group work, counselling, confidentiality and training. |
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Towards the reconstruction of South Africa: the constitutional dimension |
Paper by Albie Sachs presented as the Third Annual Ruth First Memorial Lecture in Maputo, 27 September 1985. Considers whether the struggle against apartheid is a national liberation struggle, or a struggle for civil rights. |
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State of organisation and the way forward |
Paper by John Motshabi on the state of the African National Congress and the way forward. Covers military strategy, enemy infiltration, programme of action, democratic participation, negotiations and seizure of power, building a revolutionary army, cadre policy. |
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A contribution from the Lusaka Regional Committee to the discussion initiated by Comrade Motshabi's memorandum |
The ANC Lusaka Regional Committee commenting on a memorandum by John Pule Motshabi entitled 'Comments and observations on the issues to be raised at the forthcoming consultative conference', dated December 1984 and dealing with tribalism and open membership. |
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Alternative Education |
Paper by Jack Simons on alternative education. Outlines an alternative education system for South Africa. |
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What is a nation |
Discussion paper examining the term 'nation' and asking whether South Africa can be seen as a nation. Includes separate section on Language |
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Foundations of government in a democratic South Africa |
Paper listing the objectives of a new constitution and its principles. |
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Organise and advance to people's power |
Internal ANC paper, declaring 1987 the year of Advance to People's Power, which involves mass action, underground political work, armed struggle and international isolation of the Apartheid regime. |
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"Power-sharing" Apartheid style: a critical analysis of the Botha regime's current political strategy |
Paper on power-sharing and the apartheid government from the Centre for African Studies in Maputo, Mozambique. Argues that it is projecting a reformist image. |
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Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa |
Draft of Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa from the African National Congress Constitutional Committee. |
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Politics and the army |
Paper delivered by Steve Tshwete to the African National Congress Department of Political Education Workshop in Lusaka, 23-28 February, 1988. Outlines the role of Umkhonto we Sizwe. |
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Politics and the armed struggle: the revolutionary army |
Paper delivered by Ronnie Kasrils on Umkhonto we Sizwe. Outlines the army's basic positions and the consequences and tasks which flow from them. |
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Cultural considerations for a democratic South African Constitution |
Paper produced by the ANC Department of Arts and Culture from an in-house seminar on Constitutional guidelines for a democratic South Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia. |
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The role of business in South Africa's future |
African National Congress view on the role of business in South Africa's future. Presented to the ANC's Five Freedoms Forum. |
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ANC Discussion Paper on the issue of negotiations |
ANC Discussion Paper on the issue of negotiations. Argues that negotiated resolution of the South African question is urgent. |
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ANC lines up a new constitution for South Africa |
South Africa declares that the elimanation of apartheid and the creation of a truly just and democratic South Africa requires a constitution based on various principles eg. state, franchise, national identity etc. |